I too have an older Oneida 3hp dust collector with a large filter that exhausts into the shop to preserve the conditioned air. It works great for all my tools includng the AD951 with straight knives, the KF700SP, and the F700Z. Where it falls short is with the Timesaver wide belt and the horizontal sander. I find the filter clogs up with the fine dust. Thougjh I have no experience with the equipment, it appears the Harvey dust collectors may do a better job of separating fine dust from the air stream before it reaches the filters. If fine dust is clogging your filters, their dust separation equipment may be a viable option.
Air quality in my shop is monitored constantly via the Grit automation system. The large JET air filtration system hangs from the 16¡¯ ceiling at about the 9¡¯ level. I have a 14¡¯ diameter Big Ass Fan constantly operating at a slow speed to keep the air temp at the ceiling close to the air temp at the floor. It also helps the air circulating so that the air quality monitor functions more reliably. The Grit Automation system turns on the air filtration system automatically whenever it detects a rise in particulates above a threshold level.
I¡¯m waiting for Grit to come up with a reliable bin monitor that will let me know when to empty the dust collection drum. I am also watching the FOG thread that has been talking about vibrating mechanisms that cause the fine dust to separate from the filter and drop into the collection bin.
There doesn¡¯t appear to be a perfect solution to chip and fine dust collection while maintaining conditioned air and keeping fine particulates below unsafe levels.
That¡¯s my two cents.
Have a wonderful week,
Alex
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On Jan 21, 2024, at 9:05?PM, Joe Jensen <joe@...> wrote:
A friend and fellow FOG member is considering a move from an RL to an Oneida 5hp VFD collector. He has trouble with fine dust clogging the filters with his wide belt sander.
